# Emmanuel Macron re-elected (2022)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/2022-emmanuel-macron-re-elected
Location: France
Categories: ruler-change

Macron won a second presidential term. Within the broader Fifth Republic period, The 1958 Constitution created a stronger presidency and a durable Fifth Republic. Decolonization, European integration, social change, economic shocks and recurring debates over identity, secularism and the role of the state have shaped contemporary France. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Emmanuel Macron (President of the French Republic). Emmanuel Macron re-elected mattered because succession and legitimacy shaped alliances, institutions and the direction of state policy. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Emmanuel Macron re-elected mattered because succession and legitimacy shaped alliances, institutions and the direction of state policy.

Ruler at the time: [Emmanuel Macron](https://history-france.com/rulers/emmanuel-macron)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Emmanuel Macron re-elected](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Emmanuel+Macron+re-elected&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Emmanuel Macron re-elected](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Emmanuel+Macron+re-elected)
- [Élysée — Institutions of the Fifth Republic](https://www.elysee.fr/en/french-presidency/the-institutions)
- [Élysée — Presidents of the Republic](https://www.elysee.fr/en/french-presidency/the-presidents-of-the-republic)